Julia Larson Undergraduate Portfolio by Julia Larson

Julia Larson undergraduate portfolio

JULIA LARSON, ASSOCIATE IIDA UNDERGRADUATE PORTFOLIO julia.larson2@gmail.com Associate I I D A M e m b e r linkedin.com/in/julialarson b e h a n c e . n e t / j u l i a _l a r s o n issuu.com/julialarson

UNDERGRADUATE WORK PROJECT TYPES:

museum

performance arts

retail civic hospitality

The Sensory Experience museum old city_philadelphia_pa spring semester _ 2014 Senior Thesis duration _ 15 weeks media _ AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinocerous, Photoshop project description _ The Sensory Museum includes five designated areas for the exploration of each sensory system and the perceptive reactions of each to external stimuli. This educative atmosphere will be fostered in a stimulating, interactive environment that allows users to individually apply the lessons learned in each sensory-stimulating exhibit. goals _ design a museum that explores sensory experiences, focusing on moments rather than monuments educate the public while providing a vibrant and entertaining atmosphere isolate and explore each of the five senses and capture moments of discovery

CONCEPT: This

museum

experiences the

sensory

demonstrates

systemic senses

the body through pulsating

circulation and

of immersive

interactive

that encourage

exhibits

intuitive

learning. These exhibits will explore the duality of science and the visceral realms of the senses in a

adaptation that

sculptural

of the body

creates

intimate

discovery and entertainment. moments

Main Floor Plan

Mezzanine Floor Plan 10

Lobby Perspective 11

The Sense of Sight: This exhibit focuses on the understanding of vision as the lense that is arguably the most important insight to the world around us. Sight is a powerful tool generated by external stimuli and interpreted based on cultural influences and perceptions. This exhibit features a community wall which acts as a lesson in vision focusing, through the use of light shadows. Each form consists of an outer educational exhibit, in this case focused on varying levels of eyesight and perception, and an inner immersive exhibit displaying the individual and their unique perception of light and color.

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educational exhibit elevation community wall elevation immersive exhibit perspective

The Sense of Hearing:

LESSON: DIFFERENT HEARING CAPABILITIES

This exhibit focuses on the understanding of hearing as one of the only senses to function properly from birth. The community wall teaches the difference between hearing noise and listening to sound. It delves into the differences between a purely psychological process and an intellectual process consisting of interpretation, analysis, and understanding. The forms highlighted feature an educational exhibit focused on hearing range and the tones and frequencies available to discern. The inner immersive exhibit is a sound proof chamber designed to allow the user to measure the magnitude of their scream.

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educational exhibit elevation community wall elevation immersive exhibit perspective

The Sense of Touch: This exhibit focuses on the sense of touch, displaying our bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest organ, skin. Our skin is covered in nerve endings and receptors which allow us to discern the world around us. The community wall features both visible and hidden textured panels as an exercise on the interdependency of vision and touch. The highlighted form is an educational exhibit that showcases how skin reacts to stimuli and the thresholds for pressure, temperature, abrasion, and tension. The inner immersive exhibit is one which utilizes a sensory stimulation device used in autism treatment centers. The exhibit acts as a sensory car wash and allows the user to stimulate the nerves and receptors in their skin. drawings: left_ below_ right_

LESSON: HOW SKIN WORKS IN AIDING TOUCH

immersive exhibit perspective community wall elevation educational exhibit elevation

The Sense of Smell: This exhibit focuses on displaying the relationship between smells and memories. Odors create unique physiological impressions which affect moods and reactions to objects or space. The community wall features acrylic flowers with scent receptors which measure sniff strength and release correlating odor amounts. The educational exhibit diagrams a nose and brain cross section following the journey of a smell through receptors and to the brain’s processing center. The inner immersive exhibit features another acrylic flower with the ‘memory of the day’ in an exhibit used to showcase how a single scent can trigger different memories for each user and then compare with others. drawings: left_ below_ right_

LESSON: HOW SMELL AIDS IN MEMORY FORMATING & TRIGGERING

immersive exhibit perspective community wall elevation educational exhibit elevation

LESSON: SMELL RECEPTORS

The Sense of Taste: This exhibit focuses on the interdependency of smell and taste. It explains to users how taste is similar to smell through the process of analyzing and responding to chemical solutions which begin with sensations in the form of electrical impulses. The community wall features displays of the five basic flavors taste buds can process with the ability to try each one. The exhibit is paired with an educational flavor bar which diagrams the anatomy of a tongue and how the body processes taste. Both exhibits are adjacent to the museum’s ‘Taste Cafe’ which showcases diverse foods in all 5 flavor categories.

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museum cafe perspective community wall elevation educational exhibit elevation

exterior view taken from adjacent pier

Community Theater orchestra hall germantown_philadelphia_pa fall semester _ 2013 duration _ 15 weeks media _ AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinocerous, SketchUp Pro, 3DS Max Design, Photoshop, Illustrator Music cannot be fully understood in two-dimensions, therefore the space needs to be comprised of harmonizing tones or pieces which combine in a tonal composition of three dimensional form. With these precedents in place, the design is able to take on an organic and curvilinear form composed of hundreds of vectors which push and pull away from each other to give depth and volumetric definition to the space. From far away, all the layers of music appear to be combined into one fluid gesture, but as you begin to dissect the undulation, the fluidity breaks into a dense variety of reacting movements.

FILTER photography bookstore manayunk_philadelphia_pa fall semester _ 2012 duration _ 8 weeks media _ AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator The idea of transition in photography from past to present led to the concept of deconstruction. The process of exploding a completed image and stripping back the layers, pixels, and finishes of a digital image brings the photograph back to a raw and natural subject. The space needed to celebrate the relationship between photography in its past, current, and its future progression through new and recycled materials as well as programmatic planning and adjacencies.

Community Kitchen the human greenhouse effect copenhagen _ denmark spring semester _ 2013 duration _ 5 weeks media _ AutoCAD, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator units _ metric The Green house provides an urban space for the observation, cultivation, and development of the community, furthing social interactions and awareness through the growth, preparation, and consupmtion of food.

infuse gourmet tea boutique philadelphia _ pa fall semester _ 2012 duration _ 7 weeks media _ AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator

The design of the boutique came from the need to take tea off the floor to enlighten both the products andtheusers.Inthe process of making tea, the flavor diffuses from the leaves, radiates throughout its holding container, and saturates the liquid. This effect is represented in the focal element of the space which serves as an interaction center for the product.

A-K-R-I-Sfashion showroom paris _ france spring semester _ 2012 duration _ 7 weeks media _ hand drafting + rendering units _metric The inspiration for the AKRIS showroom came from the conceptualization of a form within negative spaces. The design started out with capsules that would carve out garment cases from the negative spaces. These were then connected with bands, creating an encompassing ring of interior space. The finishes were reflective of the subtle, sleek, and sophisticated mission of AKRIS designer, Albert Kriemler. This translated itself into clean, spare lines, solid yet neutral colors, unobtrusive patterns, and large graphic prints characteristic of traditional AKRIS design.

Photography sample work